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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1941

372 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 19

Swimming Carnival Next Week End Big Programme Listed

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 6

THE Silver City Swimming Club will conduct its annual championship carnival on Sunday week, March 2. The club has staged some excellent carnivalas seasons past but this carnival promises to be even better. With,…

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Cycling Programme Will Be Test For Easter Carnival

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 6

AS a means of proparing for the Interstate Carnival at Easter. members of the Broken Hill Cycling Club are taking a ke[?]r interest each week in the club a programmes at the Western Oval. A varied programe…

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Exhibition for Menindee Boy

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 4

Vincent A. Hart, son of Mr. A. J. Hart, Menindee, has been awarded a university exhibition granting him free education for six years in the…

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SWIMMING Big Carnival Next

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 4

Next Sunday night the Silver City Swimming dub will conduct its 1941 championships. Because of so many swimmers with approximately the game…

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S.C.S.C. Carnival on Sunday Good Fields In Championship Events

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 6

The Silver City Swimming Club has arranged a varied and entertaining programme for Sunday night. when the championships of 1941 will be decided…

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Swimming Carnival Tomorrow Night

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 5

Thrilling racing and spectacular diving will be provided at the Crystal Pool tomorrow night, when the Annual Championship Swimming…

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110 Yards League Championship of N.S.W. Main Event At Carnival Tomorrow Night

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 5

The Silver City Swimming Club will conduct its annual Championship Carnival at the Baths tomorrow night. The racing will start at 8.20 p.m., and the main event on the programme will be the 8.20 Yards League Championship of New…

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Alan Edwards Champion Silver City Club Carnival

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 2

IN a carnival of grand swimming A and thrilling finishes, Alan Edwards won both the 110 Yards League Champlonship of New…

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Successful Swimming Carnival Alan Edwards Wins Two Senior Championships

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 1

The Championship Carnival of the Silver City Swimming Club, which was held last night at the Crystal Swimming Pool, was attended by a very large and enthusiastic crowd. Many thrilling finishes were witnessed. The outstanding performer…

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German Air Raids Now Concentrated on British Ports London Gets Respite (Special to " The Miner.") LONDON, March 3. RECENT German air operations against Britain show a marked chance of direction of major attacks from London and inland cities to the ports. This is an indication that the Luftwaffe is now concerned more closely than before with the blockade of Britain

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 1

In addition to intensified bombing of convoys in the Atlantic and elsewhere, German raiders have lately been attacking ships in port, docks…

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High School Swimming Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 6

The High School will be holding its annual swimming carnival next Thursday at the Baths. Yesterday several beats and the final of the 220 Yards…

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High School to Hold Swimming Carnival

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 2

Mervyn Horton won the final of the 220 Yards Swimming Championship conducted by the High School yesterday afternoon. This was the only…

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The Crystal Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 6

Showing at the Crystal Theatre on Saturday night only will be the comedy "Dinner at the Ritz." with the glamorous Annasbella in the stellar role…

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High School Swimming Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 1

The High School Swimming Carnival held at the Baths yesterday was most successful. The large crowd of scholars that assembled is indicated in the above picture At the top is Mervyn Horton, who carried off the Senior Championship of 110 yards. Mervyn took the Open Championship of 420 yards decided during the week. At the bottom is Jo[?] Palmer, who won the Senior Girls' Championship…

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Primary Schools Swimming Carnival Today

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 8

The combined Primary Schools will be holding their animal swimming carnival at the Baths today. There should be some good races. There is a large…

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Zinc Swimming Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 5

On Sunday afternoon. March 30, at [?] a mixed swimming carnival, for employees and their wives and families, will be conducted at the Zinc Pool. With…

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High Standard of Swimming High School Carnival

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 6

SWIMMING of a high standard was shown by scholars of the High School at their annual swimming carnival on Thursday. Joan Palmer and Mervyn Horton won the senior championship events for girls and boys respectively…

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Brave New Colors At Autumn Show

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 March 1941 · page 4

FRANK, easy clothes, with the spontaneity of youth about them, wearable clothes, clothes that were utterly in keeping, with the times, and which consciously shunned the sophistication of pre-war days, were shown…

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Show Committee to Meet

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 4

Whether Broken Hill will stage a show this year will depend on the outcome of a meeting of the Silver City Show Society which will be held…

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Silver City Show; Officers Elected

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 4

Although the Silver City Show will be held this year, the date and its object will be decided at a later meeting of the committee. Any dancing…

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